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EDUCATION MINISTRY STAFF TRAINED ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE USE

Sri Lanka, June 28 -- A workshop was held today at the Ministry of Education to educate senior staff on how artificial intelligence can be used to transform the public service into a more productive a... Read More


PRESIDENT VOWS TO ELEVATE SRI LANKA TO A NEW LEVEL

Sri Lanka, June 28 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has declared his government's aim to elevate Sri Lanka to a new level, rather than merely implementing reforms within the existing system. Spe... Read More


ABOLITION OF SVAT COULD LEAD TO 18% DROP IN COLOMBO TEA PRICES, WARN INDUSTRIALISTS

Sri Lanka, June 28 -- Tea industrialists in Sri Lanka are issuing a stark warning that the proposed abolition of the Simplified Value Added Tax (SVAT) could trigger an approximate 18% drop in tea pric... Read More


MINISTER CRITICISES WILDLIFE OFFICIALS OVER ELEPHANT DELAYS

Sri Lanka, June 28 -- The Minister of Public Security, Ananda Wijepala, has criticised wildlife officials for their slow response to wild elephant incursions. The minister's comments came yesterday (... Read More


12 ARRESTED IN GANEMULLA SANJEEWA MURDER, INVESTIGATIONS ONGOING

Sri Lanka, June 28 -- Minister of Public Security, Ananda Wijepala, has announced that 12 individuals have been arrested over the murder of underworld leader Ganemulla Sanjeewa. The Minister stated t... Read More


POLICE SEIZE MILLIONS IN SUSPECTED DRUG PROCEEDS

Sri Lanka, June 28 -- Police have seized a substantial cache of assets, suspected of having been acquired through drug trafficking, under the Money Laundering Act. Following an investigation, a male ... Read More


FISHERMAN RESCUED FROM OVERTURNED VESSEL OFF DEVINUWARA, ONE REMAINS MISSING

Sri Lanka, June 28 -- The Sri Lanka Navy has rescued a fisherman who was trapped inside his overturned multi-day fishing vessel after it collided with a commercial ship approximately 25 nautical miles... Read More


ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTIONS AROUND SIGIRIYA TO BE REMOVED, SAYS MINISTER

Sri Lanka, June 28 -- The Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious, and Cultural Affairs, Dr Hiniduma Sunil Senewi, has announced that all unauthorised constructions within the 200-yard sensitive area and... Read More


THREE BODIES RECOVERED AFTER FISHING VESSEL COLLIDES OFF DEVINUWARA

Sri Lanka, June 28 -- The Sri Lanka Navy has recovered the bodies of three fishermen who went missing after their vessel collided with a commercial ship off Devinuwara. Four fishermen from the five-p... Read More


NAJMUL HOSSAIN SHANTO STEPS DOWN AS BANGLADESH TEST CAPTAIN

Sri Lanka, June 28 -- Najmul Hossain Shanto has resigned as Bangladesh's Test captain following the team's 1-0 series defeat to Sri Lanka, which concluded today (28) with an innings and 78-run loss. ... Read More